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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved to 2-0 on the preseason with a 17-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night. Teddy Bridgewater made his first appearance and threw a pair of touchdown passes after signing a deal with the Buccaneers at the beginning of August.
The Bucs' offense hit a lull after the first quarter, while the Steelers put up 17. Connor Bazelak took over at quarterback in the third quarter and finished completing 14 of 18 attempts for 106 yards. In the final three seconds of the game, Chase McLaughlin drilled a 43-yard field goal to give the Bucs a 17-14 victory on the road.
The Pittsburgh Steelers hosted four long snappers for workouts on Sunday after starting long snapper Christian Kuntz suffered a chest injury against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Head coach Mike Tomlin said the Steelers received ‘good news’ on Kuntz’s injury, but with a short week, he is unlikely to play against the Carolina Panthers.
In the Steelers’ preseason Week 2 matchup, rookie DL Derrick Harmon ran through Buccaneers LG Ben Scott for his first sack in Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Steelers couldn't pull of their second preseason win, falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 17-14 at Acrisure Stadium. It wasn't th